dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to compose; to put together
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
commander; commanding officer; CO